Its march, its a new month, and things are lookin good. Its cool being in a place where the winter's end actually means something.
I'm in a really good place right now guys. The complete and total blissfulness of living in Spain has rubbed off, and transformed into a more realistic sort of happiness slash thankfulness to be in such a fun season of life. Its amazing how much you learn about yourself while abroad. I think I'd be the same in the states if I put myself in as many new situations as I am naturally placed in here. Recently I've been working on being present, focusing on the now and not stressing about the future. Also, the practice of thinking about what I'm thankful for rather than what worries me. Actively working on my spanish skills has also become a goal--which has led me to spend more time with my least favorite roommate who I'm discovering isn't totally terrible.
Updates:
1. New semester has started. I'm in 3 psyc classes that are super hard but really great teachers and really interesting subjects. Psychology of Social Interaction and Groups, Psychology of Learning, and Infant and Youth Psychopathology. I'm also in a spanish grammar class with a cool professor. All my teachers this semester talk really fast! So thats a fun challenge. Im making more friends in my classes than i did last semester. Im also super good at distinguishing foreign students from locals. They just have this certain lost look about them..
2. It snowed in Granada last thursday! That happens like once every 2 or 3 years! It was awesome and amazing and beautiful. Like, snow everywhere.
3. I went snowboarding in the original gangsta Sierra Nevadas! Prettiest snow scene slash mountain scene I have ever ever seen. I went with Alberto's family the day after it snowed. Can you sayyyyy fresh powder???? It was a pretty spectacular day. Also 10 bagillion times colder than big bear snowboarding.
4. I went to Cadiz for carnival! This huge festival in a beach town 4hrs away that is kind of like halloween. It was insane and fun and really great being by the beach again.
Love you guysss, heres some pics...
snow outside my house!
Cadiz carnival! i was a dalmatian.. and/or cow
possibly my favorite picture ever. there werent really any accessible bathrooms in cadiz. ps these are some of my favorite people ever.. laura, kaitlyn and callia.
attempting to make crepes at one of our many family dinners
american party
lots of going away dinners this month for our 1st semester friends leaving for home
berto's bday!
on the roof at kaitlyns house on a rare sunny day right after our last final exam!
